Weather-shield.



' G. A. GARSGAD IN.

WEATHER SHIELD.

APPLIOATION FILED 0M. 12, 1911.

1,028,861, 7 Patented June 11,1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH co., WASEZINGTON. D. C

ITED srarns PATENT YFI CHARLES A. CARSCADIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A. WOODMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WEATHER-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed October 12, 1911. Serial 'No. 654,327.

useful Improvements in WVeather-Shields, of

which the following is a specification This invention relates in general to weather shields and more particularly to shields adapted for use in residences, offices,

etc, the principal object being to provide a shield capable of adjustment to Window frames of various widths and which will effectually prevent rain, sleet, snow, etc., from blowing in under a partially raised window while at the same time permitting the air to enter the room for ventilation purposes.

The inventionwill be best understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating one preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a window frame equipped with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the frame in collapsed position; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of another form of sliding connection for the shield frame.

On the drawings, 5 designates a window frame of any well known or preferred construction in which is slidably mounted the window sash 6. Ordinarily it is desirable,

particularly in the summer-time as is well known, that the windows be raised from the bottom to permit circulation of air and ventilation in the room, but in case of storms it is necessary to close the windows in order to protect the room from the rain.

My invention is designed to be inserted in the window frame beneath the window to protect the room from rain while at the same time permitting the air to enter for ventilating purposes.

Furthermore, the device is adapted for use in cold weather and permits the entrance of air into the room but deflects the air upwardly so that it can not blow directly upon the occupants.

To this end the invention comprises a collapsible frame made in two sect-ions 7 and 8, respectively, each section belng preferably formed of heavy wire bent to the shape shown in the drawings, the free ends of Wire being looped as indicated at 9 to form a sliding connection between the sections at the top and bottom of the frame so that the sections can be adjusted to window frames of various widths and can be collapsed one upon the other into the position shown in Fig. 2 for shipment and storage.

Upon the bottom member of the frame is pivoted a shield consisting of two shield frame sections 10 and 11 bent into rectangular shape shownin the drawings and formed with eyes 11 at the bot-tom which fit around the bottom member of the main frame. Each of these shield sect-ion frames is covered with any suitable impervious material which will prevent rain, snow, etc. from being blown into the room. The shield eX- tends upwardly and inwardly from the bottom of the main frame so as to leave a space between itself and the bottom of the window for the admission of air. The shield, however, serves as a deflector to deflect the incoming air upwardly and thus prevent drafts from blowing directly into the room. Retaining devices or holders 13 are pivotally mounted on the top of the main frame and are provided with depressions adapted to fit over the top of the shield to hold the same in position. The inclination of the shield may be varied to increase or diminish the size of the opening between the shield and the window by tilting the shield upon its pivot and the holding devices 13 are provided with a number of holding depressions so that they are adapted to hold the shield in any desired adjusted position.

In order to prevent rain, etc., and drafts of air from blowing directly into the room at the ends of the shield I have provided flexible sheets or gussets 14 secured through out their length to the ends of the shield and the ends of the main frame, the gussets being adapted to fold upon themselves or collapse to permit adjustment of the shield.

In order to prevent rain from beating in beneath the shield I have provided an apron 16 which depends from the lower edge of the shield over the bottom of the frame so that drafts of air, rain, etc, are prevented from beating in between the bottom of the shield and the window-sill.

Instead of making the main frame of heavy wire or rods and looping the ends over to form "the sliding connections I may make the top and bottom of one section of the "frame of tubular material 17 as shown in Fig. 3't0 receive the sliding rod 18 of the other frame section so that thesections may be collapsed by sliding the rod into-thfe tube, as will be readily understood. v I

' From theforegoing it will bemanifest that I have provided a shieldjzvhich can be readily collapsed into smallf fcom'pass, such shield when collapsed beingaonlyhhalf as long'as it is when fully extended and when the shield proper isfolded flat against the frame thefwhole device maybe packed into "from beating inunder the partially opened window and also prevents drafts of air from blowing directly into the room while at the same time permitting sufficient ventilation by deflecting the incoming air upwardly.

While I have shown and described one preferred embodiment of my invention it will be obvious that various changes inthe size, shape, proportion and arrangement of. the various parts may be resorted to w1th- .out departing from the spirit of the invention orvsacrificing any of the material advantages thereof.

I claim? 1. Af'weather shield comprising a frame adapted to fit in a window frame, a shield pivoted on said frame and means for re- 'taining said shield in adjusted position, said frame and shield each consisting of a plurali'ty of sections adapted to telescope one upon the other whereby the shield may be adjusted to window frames of various 7 widths.

2; A Weather shield comprising a collap sible frame adapted to fit in a window frame, a plurality of shield sections slidably Copies of this patent may be obtained for mounted on said frame, and means for holding said shield sections in operative position.

3. A weather shield comprising a telescoping frame adapted to fit in a window frame, a plurality of shield sections pivoted on the bottom of said frame and adapted to slide longitudinally one past the other, and means for adjustably securing the upper edges of said. shield sections to the top of said frame whereby the opening between said shield sections and the bottom of a window restingon the, top of said frame may be varied. V

4. A weather protector comprising an elongated frame made in sections adapted to connecting the ends of the shield with the ends of the frame, and means for holding the shield sectionsin adjusted position on the frame.

5. A weather shield comprising a frame adapted to be adjusted to fit window frames of various widths, a plurality of shield sections pivoted on the bottom of said frame, said frame and sections being adapted to be telescoped, means for holding the shield sections in adjusted position on the frame, and an apron depending from the shield sections over the bottom member of the frame.

6. A weather shield comprising a collapsible frame, a pair of shield sections pivotally and slidably mounted upon said frame, means for holding the sections in adjusted position, end pieces closing the openings between the ends of said frame and the ends of the shield sections, and an apron depending from the shield sections, said shield be ing adapted to be positioned in window. frames of various widths beneath the window to serve as a weather protector but permitting ventilation between the shield and the window.

CHARLES A. CARSCADIN.

Witnesses: IRA J. VVI soN, M. A. KIDDIE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

